Trans-Karakoram Tract
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The Trans-Karakoram Tract, also known as the Shaksgam Tract, is an area of approximately 5,200 km2 north of the Karakoram watershed, including the Shaksgam Valley. The tract is administered by China a
The Shaksgam Valley (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) photographed in August 2008
K2
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K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, at 8,611 metres above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres. It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the G
Trans-Karakoram Tract
…there. The tract is one of the most inhospitable areas of the world, with some of the highest mountains of the Karakoram Range, including Broad Peak, K2 and Gasherbrum. On the southeast, it is adjacent to the highest battlefield in the world on the Siachen Glacier region which is controlled by India…
K2 from Broad Peak Base Camp
Montgomerie's original sketch from 1856 in which he applied the notation K2
View above Camp-IV of K2
The west face of K2 taken from the Savoia Glacier, on the 1909 expedition